A-Maze-ing

“We design the maze so that people get lost.” 

Bob Connors 

Owner of corn maze in Danvers, Massachusetts 

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Lost and Found

A family in Danvers, Massachusetts (population 25,479) got more than they bargained for when they visited a local cornfield maze: they got lost. What’s the big deal, you might ask, isn’t that the idea? Sure, but as evening closed in and the day grew dark, the family got disoriented and desperate. Finally, they called 911, and a local police officer and his trusty canine were dispatched to lead them to safety. I’d like to say it was a dramatic rescue, but it wasn’t. As it turns out the family was only 25 feet from the street when they sent out their distress call.

Read the articles → Family gets lost, calls police from Danvers corn maze and Family lost in Mass. corn maze calls 911 for help

Bales O’ Fun

I’ve seen cornfield mazes and hedge mazes, but I’ve never seen a straw bale maze. That must be because I’ve never been to Rupert, Idaho (population 5,225), home of the World’s Largest Straw Maze according to the Guinness Book of World of Records. The maze is 96,847 square feet and features nearly two miles of walking paths, a 30-foot pyramid, and two secret rooms. Sounds like fun to me, but I know of one family from Massachusetts that would probably find the straw bales too a-maze-ing for their tastes.

Read the article → Rupert maze sets world record